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In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson says the Supreme Court gives the impression it favors 'moneyed interests' (www.nbcnews.com)

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In a scathing dissent, Justice Jackson says the Supreme Court gives the impression it favors 'moneyed interests'

It's not an impression. It's a fact.

The newsroom ProPublica found that for several years, Clarence Thomas was paid by a group of Billionaires:

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-other-billionaires-sokol-huizenga-novelly-supreme-court

In June, the newsroom ProPublica reported that Justice Samuel Alito accepted flights on billionaire Paul Singer’s private jet right before the Supreme Court ruled on a court case involving Paul Singer’s hedge fund

https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court

Billionaire Paul Singer is a close friend of Billionaire Rupert Murdoch who owns Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

Here is Rupert Murdoch hugging Donald Trump:

To quote Donald Trump:

“Rupert Murdoch is in a class by himself, he’s an amazing guy,” President Trump said

https://thehill.com/media/5133600-trump-murdoch-relation/

So the Wall Street Journal naturally allowed Samuel Alito to violently attack ProPublica journalists:

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/propublica-misleads-its-readers-alito-gifts-disclosure-alaska-singer-23b51eda

The top editor of the Wall Street Journal published a piece attacking ProPublica:

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/22/wsj-editorial-board-defends-alito-calls-propublica-report-non-scandal-built-on-partisan-spin-00103093

ProPublica didn't mislead anyone. Their piece just won the Pullitzer Prize for Investigative Journalism.

The Wall Street Journal isn't exactly a neutral source of information.

In fact, CBS News once described it's owner Rupert Murdoch as a "friend of Clarence Thomas"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/movie-on-clarence-thomas-dropped/

The US is dominated a small group of businessmen who are coordinating together to influence courts. It's a conspiracy, but it's not exactly a theory. The evidence is literally all over the place. It's happening in plain sight.

But most people aren't paying attention 😔